Category: Lists
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The 100 Most-Broadcast BBC Programmes Of All Time: Pre-Reveal Recap
Firstly, Merry Christmas! We’re nearly there, and things are very tight between the top two. How tight? Well, so damn close I’ve actually felt compelled to carry out a full recount of their respective broadcast totals, as there are just seven broadcasts between them. One programme was shown 10,575 times, the other 10,582 times. So,…
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“He Might be Slightly Dodgy, But a Gooner He Ain’t” – The 3rd Most-Broadcast BBC Programme of All-Time
Bronze medal time! But first, here’s something that you may well float your retro TV boat if you’re enjoying this rundown. Unstoppable word machine Ben Baker’s latest book – The Dreams We Had As Children – is out now, and it’s a bit of a cracker for anyone who grew up (or old) with a…
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“Available to Anyo.e” – The 4th Most Broadcast BBC Programme of All-Time
Here we go. After yesterday’s video version, here’s the good old Web 1.0 write-up for… 4: Pages from Ceefax (Shown 6491 times, 1983-2000) Well, here’s a controversial one. Partly because you could claim it’s not really a programme, partly because you could claim it should be classed as ‘news’, and partly because pages from Ceefax…
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The 4th Most-Broadcast BBC Programme of All-Time: Video Special!
Ho, yes. We’re closing in on the top of the list, so I’ve made a video on the programme in fourth place. Everyone likes it when people say “hey, watch this video I’ve made”, don’t they? For those who don’t (waves to 97% of the population), I’ll put the text version online tomorrow. Which has…
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“Bart, Elvis and The Baby” – The 5th Most Broadcast BBC Programme of All-Time
Into the top five. And where some programmes in the list are hard to find out much information, he’s one where there’s way too much to feasabily include. Still, here’s a good old bash at it – get comfy for over 6,300 words about… 5: Cricket (Shown 6250 times, 1938-2021) PROLOGUE: A lot to get…
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“I Don’t Care Where That Tiger Cub Goes, Follow It!” – The 6th Most Broadcast BBC Programme of All-Time
Back again, finally. Following a programme where it was quite honestly a struggle finding a lot to write about (Bargain Hunt, in case you’ve forgotten) to one where I could’ve spent about sixty years writing about it. And did actually spend very nearly that long digging out a complete broadcast history, such is the way…
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“Bobby Dazzler” – The 7th Most Broadcast BBC Programme of All-Time
Nearly at the last half-dozen! 7: Bargain Hunt (Shown 5843 times, 2000-2021) Some game shows try everything they can to ramp up the excitement. ITV seemed to go big on this concept in the 1980s, the network clearly at the zenith of the Licence To Print Money Years. This saw shows such as Ultra Quiz,…
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“I might know someone who works on this and get punched on the nose”: The 8th Most-Broadcast BBC Programme Of All Time
And so, from Snooker, a sport that has had a relatively rich and varied history since the very birth of broadcasting, onto a programme that basically hasn’t changed since it began twenty years ago. Heeeeere’s 8: Homes under the Hammer (Shown 5166 times, 2003-2021) One thing that was always going to make an appearance in…
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“Perhaps I Ought To Chalk It?”: The 9th Most-Broadcast BBC Programme Of All Time
What’s got eight legs, 22 balls and would kill you if it fell on you from a tree? 9: Snooker (Shown 4882 times, 1937-2021) All together now: “For those watching in black and white, the pink’s behind the blue…”. Except, Whisperin’ Ted’s infamous line actually came from Pot Black, which is a distinctly different proposition…
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RECAP: The 50th to 10th Most-Broadcast BBC Programmes Of All Time
Continuing the recap of the list thus far, as a special treat for those finding themselves forgetful, those only moderately interested in the rundown or those with a number fetish. Continuing from number fifty: 50: Racing(Shown 1741 times, 1946-2012) “The Television Service listings for 2 June 1937 show The Derby being covered, but the limitations…
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